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Biomolecules
Which vitamin is called ascorbic acid? What are its physiological functions? Which disease is caused by the deficiency of this vitamin?
Vitamin C is called ascorbic acid. Its physiological functions are:
(i) It improves appetite.
(ii) It helps in curing cold.
(iii) It helps in the healing of wounds and cuts.
(iv) It helps in the growth of good teeth.
The deficiency of this vitamin causes a disease called scurvy. This causes swelling and bleeding of gums, as well as pains in muscles and joints.
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What are the expected products of hydrolysed of lactose?
How do you explain the absence of aldehyde group in the penta acetate of D-glucose?
The melting points and solubility of water of amino acids are generally higher than that of the corresponding halo acids. Explain.
Where does the water present in the egg go after the boiling the egg?
What products would be formed when a nucleotide from DNA containing thymine is hydrolysed?
When RNA is hydrolysed, there is no relationship among the quantities of different bases obtained. What does this fact suggest about the structure of RNA?
Give one example each of (i) Reducing sugar and (ii) Non-reducing sugar.
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